Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Date Bar Squares Recipe

Filling:
1 lb dates
1 cup water
1 tsp lemon juice
Prepare the filling first by simmering the dates, water and lemon juice in a saucepan for about five minutes until thickened and evenly smooth, stirring constantly.

Allow to cool.

Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt and cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.
Mix in the sugar and oatmeal.
Layer half of the crumb mixture in the bottom of a 9 inch square, greased baking pan and press down to make a firm layer.
Spread the cooled date mixture evenly over this and top with remaining crumble mixture.
Bake for 35 - 45 minutes until the top just begins to brown. Cool completely, cut into squares.

Mom use to make these for an Italian wedding tray, they are delicious, sweet and I convinced myself with oatmeal and dates they were actually healthy for me... problem is you can't eat the whole pan yourself (smile) ....

35 comments:

Claudia how on arth do you do this. Every time I peak at your site there is a brand new incredible recipe. You immediately had me clicking at the dates. These are definitely something to try .... when I find the time. Thanks!

Mmmm, dates! These look wonderful. I have never noticed a powdered sugar touch on date bars before, but how lovely and just right. Thanks Claudia what a great dessert to make, and yes they are (a bit) healthy.

Using dates in a recipe adds such good natural sweetness. I made some apple squares on Sunday and sub.PB for butter and added dates along with the chopped apples. So good. I'm in the mood for good old date bars now. Thanks for sharing Claudia.

You can tell this is an old fashioned recipe, because the new recipes do not call for sifting the flour.

I can tell just by the ingredients, and the method that this truly is a "tried and true" recipe by your dear departed mom.It sounds really delicious and healthy, and it looks even more...lucky me, I still have 1/2 a bag of dates from a huge bag from Costco to use up:D

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My blog was created in 2009. When I first started blogging my main inspiration was keeping Mom's memory alive through her recipes she left behind. Cooking those recipes keeps her with us. My two grown sons and family members now have all the family traditional recipes in one place. This blog is dedicated to the memory ofMargaret Ann Fanelli Colenzo.